User Reviews

Reviewer: sm1990, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 4

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: I started using the nuvaring almost three years ago when i had my daughter. I stopped because of weight gain and i was no longer sexually active at the time. Once i started needing birth control again, i went back to the nuvaring excited about how easy it was. After a couple months of being on it, I started getting depression really bad. I thought i was going crazy. I didnt want my boyfriend who i
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Comment:I started using the nuvaring almost three years ago when i had my daughter. I stopped because of weight gain and i was no longer sexually active at the time. Once i started needing birth control again, i went back to the nuvaring excited about how easy it was. After a couple months of being on it, I started getting depression really bad. I thought i was going crazy. I didnt want my boyfriend who i love and am very attracted to to even touch me. I was always aggravated and annoyed with everyone one. Ive had it out for a day now and feel completely different and like myself again. I am going to call my doctor and try something else. I do not recommend the nuvaring. Hide Full Comment

Comment: 25 year old woman with no prior health issues. Experienced multiple pulmonary embolisms due to Nuvaring. Almost lost my life, but hey, no pregnancy! This medication is not worth the risk.

Comment:25 year old woman with no prior health issues. Experienced multiple pulmonary embolisms due to Nuvaring. Almost lost my life, but hey, no pregnancy! This medication is not worth the risk.Hide Full Comment

Comment: I'm 23 and I've now been on Nuva Ring for a year, and I absolutely love it! My first attempt at birth control I was on Lo Loestrin Fe and I was miserable, so I went to the ring. The first 3 months on the ring were a little rough, I had crazy mood swings and the discharge was ridiculous. I decided to give it the 3 months before making the decision to switch, and I'm so glad I did. I nev
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Comment:I'm 23 and I've now been on Nuva Ring for a year, and I absolutely love it! My first attempt at birth control I was on Lo Loestrin Fe and I was miserable, so I went to the ring. The first 3 months on the ring were a little rough, I had crazy mood swings and the discharge was ridiculous. I decided to give it the 3 months before making the decision to switch, and I'm so glad I did. I never get cramps, no more mood swings, my acne on my face and back completely disappeared (yay!) my boyfriend can't feel it during sex and it's so convenient. Now after a year the only noticeable side effects are slightly lower sex drive and I've gained about 5 lbs. but other than that it's the best thing. That being said; every person is different and reacts to hormones differently. This one works for me but might not work for you, you just have to keep trying until you find the right one.Hide Full Comment

Comment: I am a 39 year old woman, who works for a Fortune 500 company and am physically fit and have a healthy diet. I started using the NuvaRing in 2005 and stopped in 2011 to give my body a break. I started using it again last November (2013) and just recently my boyfriend noticed a change in me. According to his description, which after a lengthy discussion I realized he was absolutely right, I had
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Comment:I am a 39 year old woman, who works for a Fortune 500 company and am physically fit and have a healthy diet. I started using the NuvaRing in 2005 and stopped in 2011 to give my body a break. I started using it again last November (2013) and just recently my boyfriend noticed a change in me. According to his description, which after a lengthy discussion I realized he was absolutely right, I had become aggressive, impatient, perpetually agitated, sometimes violent. I also noticed in my myself that I was could not sleep through the night and has lost interest in sex. Most recently I noticed that when I try to go to sleep I would start either hearing voices as I dozed off or I would see faces as if I was dreaming but was wasn't really fully asleep and it would scare me and I would immediately wake up. Also, most recently I decided to go see a therapist because I felt I was suffering from depression. My boyfriend suggested that maybe I should stop using the ring because maybe the hormones were affecting my moods. Again after a lengthy discussion and going through months of incidences I realized that I was not the person he had met 2 years ago when I wasn't on the ring. I am due to insert the ring again tomorrow, however I am not. I want to see if in fact the ring has caused these emotional changes. I can almost guarantee that this will be the case based on what I have read on multiple websites that cover this subject. Also because when I was on the ring from 2005 to 2011 I was depressed and had no interest in sex and displayed mood changes and aggression. If you are on the NuvaRing or are thinking about starting please have someone monitor your behavior to help you notice any changes or keep a log of your behavior, your moods, etc. It is very possible that the side effects associated with this product could have ruined my relationship with a man that I absolutely adore and who adores me. Hide Full Comment

Comment: I started using it las month and am in the hospital for the last 3 days with blood clots in the lungs. Please DO NOT use this birth control, it almost killed me and could kill you too. I have double pulmonary embolism and the pain in my left lung is really bad !

Comment:I started using it las month and am in the hospital for the last 3 days with blood clots in the lungs. Please DO NOT use this birth control, it almost killed me and could kill you too. I have double pulmonary embolism and the pain in my left lung is really bad !Hide Full Comment

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